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16 September 2026

Congo's Ebola epidemic may have gone unnoticed for months

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Congo's Ebola epidemic may have gone unnoticed for months

The deadliest Ebola outbreak on record in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have begun months before it was first declared in May.

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